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People also rallied against her on social media and circulated the school district's phone number to encourage people to lodge complaints against her.

The Dallas Independent School District placed Modi on administrative leave and issued a statement that said: 'Today, we were made aware of a social media posting being circulated involving a teacher at W. H. Adamson High School.

'The teacher has been placed on administrative leave and the district has opened an investigation. This is a personnel matter and, as such, we cannot comment.'

Public records show Modi was hired by the school district in August 2014.

Critics rallied against her on social media and encouraged people to lodge complaints with the Dallas Independent School District, which placed Modi on administrative leave on Thursday (pictured, Adamson High School)